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Sanctions Year in Review: 2025 Developments and What They Mean for 2026

Sanctions strategy is shifting, with targeted designations and enforcement taking priority over broad expansion. This report unpacks the most consequential sanctions, enforcement actions, and regulatory trends of 2025, and what they signal for compliance and risk in 2026.

Juan Zarate on Venezuela Oil Fund Risks 

Who audits billions in oil revenue when trust is in short supply? Juan Zarate examines the oversight gaps and accountability risks surrounding control of Venezuela’s oil funds, and why tracking these flows is far more complex than it appears.

Ethics and Compliance as Advantage

Strong ethics and compliance programs do more than reduce risk. As Shannon Rainey explains, embedded ethical cultures help organizations stay resilient through economic and geopolitical uncertainty.

Romance Scams and Insider Risk 

Romance scams are increasingly exposing organizations to fraud, data loss, and financial risk. Learn the warning signs and the controls organizations can implement to protect employees and corporate assets.

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The new era of financial fraud: 7 steps to thwart deepfakes, scams, and takeovers

AI-generated fraud is scaling faster than traditional controls can keep up. This article examines how deepfakes are reshaping financial crime risk and what organizations can do to slow attacks without grinding operations to a halt.

EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT

Markus Schulz Named Top Influential Leader in RegTech by Insight Success

K2 Integrity CTO Markus Schulz has been recognized as one of Insight Success magazine’s “10 Influential Leaders Shaping the Future of RegTech in 2026.” In an exclusive interview, Markus shares how compliance‑led innovation, transparency by design, and global regulatory insight are redefining the next era of RegTech.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Creative Methods for Tracing Assets: A Global Perspective

Identifying assets today requires far more than public records alone. Drawing on real‑world case studies, K2 Integrity explained how investigators combine diverse data sources to locate and support recovery efforts.

K2 Integrity on Community Bank Compliance

Justina Rousseau joined Blanc for a webinar on recent developments in community bank compliance, sharing practical considerations for institutions preparing for the emerging regulatory landscape.

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